Rosa 'Lipstick'
$52.00 / 2G
Groundcover Rose ·
Description
Rosa 'Flower Carpet Strong Lipstick', commonly known as Groundcover Rose, is a climbing or trailing perennial valued for its red flowers during summer. It typically matures 1–8 feet tall and 1–6 feet wide. Grow it in full sun in average, well-drained clay or loam soil. Its native range or documented parentage is Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere (such as Europe & Asia). Wildlife is attracted to the edible hips. In the landscape, it works well in border, hedge, and mass planting. Once established, it shows useful tolerance to heat.
Benefits
Supports a more active, living garden with flowers that pollinators can use.
Features
Groundcover perennial; showy flowers on woody canes; fragrant red flowers mid-summer; hips fruit; matures about 2 - 8 ft tall and 2 - 6 ft wide
Usage/Use
Flowering shrub, cut flower, cottage garden
| Rosa 'Flower Carpet Strong Lipstick' | |
| Groundcover Rose | |
| Flower Carpet Strong Lipstick | |
| No | |
| Best grown in full sun with average moisture. | |
| Full Sun; Average moisture; Rich, well-drained soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Garden hybrid / Northern Hemisphere | |
| Non-Native | |
| No | |
| Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere (such as Europe & Asia) | |
| Black spot, Japanese beetles, aphids | |
| No |
| 5 - 9 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 5–9; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Full Sun | |
| High Organic | |
| 6 - 7 | |
| 2 - 8 ft | |
| 2 - 6 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 2 - 6 ft |
| Yes | |
| Rebloomer | |
| Mid-Summer | |
| Strong | |
| Red | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Birds from Fruit | |
| Woodland Edge of Savanna | |
| Specimen Garden | |
| Berries | |
| Ground Cover | |
| Spreading | |
| Long Lived | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Average Water | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Medium | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |